Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala is the LG SJAK Sports Personality of the month of August 2022. Omanyala, who walked away with an LG Artificially Intelligent 8kg washing machine retailing at Ksh.105,000, achieved the feat after winning gold in 100m during the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The 26-year-old star athlete became the first ever Kenyan in 60 […]
Reigning African Games 5,000m champion Lilian Kasait has been banned for ten months for use of doping. Today, the Integrity Unit (AIU) flagged down the former World Cross Country bronze that started in April after she tested positive for Letrozole and all her prizes have been disqualified “It resulted in an adverse analytical finding for […]
World 5,000m silver medallist, Margaret Kipkemboi ran the world leading time at the 36th edition of the Dam to Damloop 10 mile road race held on Sunday (23) Amsterdam, Holland. The 29 year-old was pushed almost to tape by her compatriot Sharon Kemboi but she managed to hold her off at the 500m to outsprint […]
Kenya’s James Gikunga took the top honors at the Krabi half marathon held on Sunday (18) in Krabi, Thailand. Gikunga won the race in a personal best time of 1:07.03 with Ethiopia’s Kindu Tiruneh coming home in second place twenty two seconds later. Kenya’s David Kibet closed the podium three finishes in 1:08.22. LEADING RESULTS […]
Former Commonwealth Games 5000m bronze medalist Edward Zakayo won the Obesity Not 4 Me 10km race in Tijuana, Mexico. The former World Under 20 5000m champion bounced back from the disappointment at the World Championships to win the race in 27:55 beating compatriot Felix Korir (28:20) and American Diego Estrada (28:29).
Milkesa Mengesha took the men’s crown after timing 58:58 to beat the tape, ahead of fellow countryman, Amedework Walelegn (59:05) and the 2021 Berlin Half Marathon champion, Felix Kipkoech, who clocked 59:07 to finish third. There was no podium place for Kenyans in the women’s race as Tadu Teshome led a 1-2-3 Ethiopian finish in […]
Musa Mitei and Janeth Chepng’etich were the winners of Udine half marathon held on Sunday in Itely. Mitei won the men’s title after clocking 62:05 beating Panuel Mkungo (62:11) and Simon Mwangi (62:17) finished second and third In women, former Africa Youth 1500m bronze medalist Chepngetich won the title in 68:24 ahead of Belgrade Half […]
Double Eldoret City marathon champion Victor Kipchirchir and Rodah Tanui were the winners of the 2022 Buenos Aires marathon held on Sunday in Argentina. Kipchirchir led the Kenyan podium sweep in men when he ran 2:07.05 for the title ahead of compatriots Edwin Kibet and Victor Kiplimo in 2:09:32 and 2:11:43 for second and third […]
Felix Kipkoech was the top Kenyan at the Copenhagen Half Marathon where Ethiopians dominated the race by sweeping the podium in both men and women. In men, Kipkoech was third behind Ethiopian pair of Milkesa Mengesha and Amedework Walelegn. Kipkoech crossed the finish line in 59:07 with compatriot Vincent Kipkemoi (59:09) and Edmund Kipngetich (59:25), Matthew Kimeli […]
Kenyan Emmanuel Bor and Sanayet Getachew Cheko are the champions of the Porto Half marathon held today morning in Portugal. The Nandi based runner defeated compatriot Mike Kiptum Boit and Evans Kipchirchir Sambu in a 1-2-3 kenyan podium finish when they clocked 60:37, 62:14 and 62:44 respectively. In women, Chekol, making her debut in the […]